One-Pot Sequential Synthesis of Acetoxylated [60]Fullerene Derivatives

Shih-Ching Chuang , Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar , Chun-An Cheng , Jie-Cheng Deng , and Guan-Wu ... Fa-Bao Li , Tong-Xin Liu , Yong-Shun Huang and Guan-W...
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One-Pot Sequential Synthesis of Acetoxylated [60]Fullerene Derivatives

SCHEME 1.

Preparation of Adduct 2

Zhong-Xiu Chen and Guan-Wu Wang* Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China [email protected] Received November 26, 2004

The reaction of [60]fullerene with 4-substituted phenylhydrazine hydrochlorides in refluxing chlorobenzene under aerobic conditions afforded 1-(4-substituted phenyl)-1,2dihydro[60]fullerenes, which could be subsequently oxidized to 1-acetoxyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerenes by manganese(III) acetate dihydrate in one pot. The transformation of ArC60-H to ArC60-OAc has been realized with Mn(OAc)3‚ 2H2O for the first time.

[60]Fullerene derivatives have been proven to be attractive compounds due to their outstanding properties and may have promising applications in life science and material sciences.1 The commonly used strategies for fullerene functionalizations include nucleophilic reactions, radical reactions, and [2 + 1], [2 + 2], [3 + 2], and [4 + 2] cycloadditions.2 Compared with the widely investigated interaction of fullerenes with amines,3 reports on the reactions of hydrazines with fullerenes have been relatively rare. One example is that anhydrous hydrazine has been used for the reduction of C60 to produce hydrogenated fullerenes.4 Previous work on aromatic hydrazines in fullerene chemistry has been focused mainly on the synthesis of hydrazones, which reacted with C60 to give pyrazolino[60]fullerenes.5 In addition, they were utilized very recently in the regioselective reactions with cage-opened diketone derivatives (1) (a) Prato, M. Top. Curr. Chem. 1999, 199, 173. (b) Nakamura, E.; Isobe, H. Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 807. (2) (a) Taylor, R.; Walton, D. R. M. Nature 1993, 363, 685. (b) Hirsch, A. Synthesis 1995, 895. (c) Diederich, F.; Thilgen, C. Science 1996, 271, 317. (d) Karaulova, E. N.; Bagrii, E. I. Russ. Chem. Rev. 1999, 68, 889. (e) Taylor, R. Synlett. 2000, 776. (f) Yurovskaya, M. A.; Trushkov, I. V. Russ. Chem. Bull. Int. Ed. 2002, 51, 367. (3) (a) Hirsch, A.; Li, Q.; Wudl, F. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1991, 30, 1309. (b) Lawson, G. E.; Kitaygorodskiy, A.; Sun, Y.-P. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 5913 and references therein. (4) Billups, W. E.; Luo, W.-M.; Gonzalez, A.; Arguello, D.; Alemany, L. B.; Marriott, T.; Saunders, M.; Jime´nez-Va´zquez, H. A.; Khong, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 171. (5) For an example, see: Go´mez-Escalonilla, M. J.; Langa, F.; Rueff, J.-M.; Oswald, L.; Nierengarten, J.-F. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 7507.

of C60 for ring expansion.6 These reactions proceeded with unusual migration of two hydrogen atoms from hydrazine to the fullerene cage accompanied by a carbon-carbon bond scission of the fullerene skeleton and afforded fullerene derivatives having a methylene carbon and a phenylhydrazone group along the orifice.6 The lack of the report on the reactions of phenylhydrazines with C60 itself prompted us to explore these reactions. Unexpectedly, 1-aryl-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerenes (C60HAr) were obtained from the reaction of C60 with phenylhydrazine hydrochlorides. Manganese(III) acetate dihydrate (Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O) has been most commonly used in the generation of carbon-centered radicals from various carbonyl compounds in organic synthesis.7 Recently, we investigated radical reactions between C60 and active methylene compounds mediated by Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O and obtained novel 1,4-adducts, 1,16-adducts of C60, and singly bonded fullerene dimers.8 Therefore, we attempted the reaction of the obtained C60HAr with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O and found that 1-aryl-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerenes could be transformed to 1-acetoxyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerenes. Further investigation revealed that the acetoxylated fullerenes could also be formed in one pot by the direct oxidation of the reaction mixture of C60 and phenylhydrazine hydrochlorides with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O. To the best of our knowledge, we are not aware of any report on the synthesis of C60HAr by the reaction of C60 with phenylhydrazine hydrochloride derivatives and the acetoxylation of C60HAr by Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O. Herein, we describe this onepot methodology for fullerene acetoxylation. 4-Methoxyphenylhydrazine hydrochloride (1) was first chosen to react with C60. The reaction was found to proceed well in refluxing chlorobenzene and gave 1-(4methoxyphenyl)-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerene (2) in 37% yield (95% on the basis of consumed C60) after reflux for 20 h (Scheme 1). The absorption at 434 nm in the UV-vis spectrum of 2 is characteristic of a [60]fullerene monoadduct with a 1,2-addition pattern. The MALDI-TOF mass spectrum of 2 gave m/z 827 (M - 1) as the base peak. The 1H NMR spectrum of 2 displayed a singlet at 6.70 ppm for the proton connecting to the fullerene core besides those (6) (a) Iwamatsu, S.; Ono, F.; Murata, S. Chem. Lett. 2003, 32, 614. (b) Iwamatsu, S.-I.; Ono, F.; Murata, S. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1268. (c) Vougioukalakis, G. C.; Prassides, K.; Campanera, J. M.; Heggie, M. I.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 4524. (7) For reviews, see: (a) Melikyan, G. G. Synthesis 1993, 833. (b) Snider, B. B. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 339. For recent examples of manganese(III)-based radical reactions, see: (c) Demir, A. S.; Reis, O ¨ .; Emrullahoglu, M. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 578. (d) Zhang, Z.; Wang, G.-W.; Miao, C.-B.; Dong, Y.-W.; Shen, Y.-B. Chem. Commun. 2004, 1832. (8) (a) Zhang, T.-H.; Lu, P.; Wang, F.; Wang, G.-W. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 4403. (b) Wang, G.-W.; Zhang, T.-H.; Cheng, X.; Wang, F. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2004, 2, 1160. 10.1021/jo047894g CCC: $30.25 © 2005 American Chemical Society

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SCHEME 2. Preparation of Acetoxylated Fullerene 3

signals for the 4-methoxyphenyl group. The 13C NMR spectrum of 2 displayed 5 peaks at 158.45, 139.56, 127.87, 114.50, and 54.65 ppm for the 4-methoxyphenyl carbons, 28 peaks between 154 and 134 ppm integrated as the 58 sp2 carbons of the fullerene cage, and 2 peaks at 66.40 and 63.02 ppm for the 2 fullerenyl sp3 carbons, fully consistent with its Cs symmetry. Compound 2 was then treated with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O in order to see if further functionalization could occur. It was satisfactory to find that refluxing a mixture of 2 and 6 equiv of Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O for 2 h in chlorobenzene gave 1-acetoxyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerene (3) in 50% yield (93% on the basis of consumed 2) (Scheme 2). Detailed spectral characterization of 3 revealed that an acetoxy moiety was introduced to the fullerene core in a 1,4-addition pattern. The typical broad absorption around 442 nm in the UV-vis spectrum of 3 was diagnostic of a 1,4-adduct of C60. The 1H NMR spectrum of 3 showed two singlets at 2.41 and 3.89 ppm for the acetyl methyl and methoxy groups, respectively, and two doublets at 8.14 and 7.14 ppm for four protons of the benzene ring. The 13C NMR spectrum of 3 exhibited 5 peaks at 159.79, 131.56, 128.78, 115.39, and 55.89 ppm for the 4-methoxyphenyl carbons, 2 peaks at 169.29 and 21.63 ppm for the acetoxy carbons, 49 peaks between 154 and 137 ppm integrating as the 58 sp2 carbons of the C60 skeleton, and 2 peaks at 77.78 and 60.72 ppm for the 2 sp3 carbons of the C60 cage linked to the aryl group and the acetoxy group, respectively, indicating that 3 has C1 symmetry. Notably, the resonance (77.78 ppm) of the sp3 carbon of the fullerene core connected to the acetoxy group in 3 is close to that (ca. 80 ppm) bound to an alkoxy or alkylperoxy group in other 1,4-adducts9 but seems to be obviously shifted upfield compared with that (ca. 90 ppm) linked to ester groups in 1,2-adducts of C60.10 The sp3 carbons of the C60 cage were observed to be shifted upfield over 10 ppm for a 1,4-adduct relative to those for the corresponding 1,2-adduct.9b,11 The IR spectrum of 3 showed characteristic absorption of the acetoxy group at 1753 cm-1, and those peaks at 1430, 1179, 585, and 526 cm-1 for the C60 skeleton. The MALDI-TOF MS of 3 displayed a strong peak at m/z 827 due to the loss of the acetoxy group. Further investigation revealed that 3 could be obtained in a one-pot process by the direct oxidation of the reaction mixture of C60 and hydrazine 1 with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O. Thus, a mixture of C60 and 3 equiv of 1 was refluxed in (9) (a) Avent, A. G.; Birkett, P. R.; Darwish, A. D.; Houlton, S.; Taylor, R.; Thomson, K. S. T.; Wei, X.-W. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 2001, 782. (b) Huang, S.; Xiao, Z.; Wang, F.; Gan, L.; Zhang, X.; Hu, X.; Zhang, S.; Lu, M.; Pan, Q.; Xu, L. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 2442. (10) (a) Irngartinger, H.; Weber, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 2075. (b) Irngartinger, H.; Weber, A.; Escher, T. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 1647. (11) Kadish, K. M.; Gao, X.; Caemelbecke, E. V.; Suenobu, T.; Fukuzumi, S. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2000, 104, 3878.

SCHEME 3. One-Pot Synthesis of Acetoxylated Fullerenes 5

TABLE 1. Yields of 5 along with Recovered C60 for the One-Pot Acetoxylation of the Reaction Mixtures of C60 and 4 with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O substrate 4a 4b 4c

product

yield (%)a

recovered C60 (%)

5a 5b 5c

33 (72) 36 (61) 32 (73)

54 41 56

a Refers to isolated yield; the yield in parentheses was based on consumed C60.

SCHEME 4. Proposed Mechanism for the Formation of Acetoxylated Fullerenes

chlorobenzene for 20 h; then, 9 equiv of Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O was added, and the reaction was continued under reflux for another 2 h. After the usual workup, 1,4-adduct 3 was isolated in 21% yield (54% on the basis of reacted C60). This one-pot procedure could be successfully extended to other phenylhydrazine hydrochlorides 4a, 4b, and 4c and afforded the corresponding acetoxylated fullerene derivatives 5a, 5b, and 5c under the same conditions (Scheme 3). The yields of adducts 5 along with recovered C60 for the one-pot acetoxylation of the reaction mixtures of C60 and phenylhydrazines 4 with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O are summarized in Table 1. Compounds 5a-c were also fully characterized by MALDI-TOF MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR, and UV-vis spectral data and exhibited spectral patterns similar to those of adduct 3. The aryl radicals can be generated from phenylhydrazine hydrochlorides by various oxidizing agent such as oxygen, metal oxides, lead tetraacetate, and copper(II) salts.12 In our present methodology, formation of adducts 3 and 5 likely proceeds through the addition to C60 of an aryl radical generated in situ from the phenylhydrazine derivative by oxidation via oxygen12 to produce the fullerene radical 6, followed by hydrogen abstraction to form adduct 7, which is subsequently oxidized by Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O to afford acetoxylated fullerene 3/5 (Scheme 4). To obtain further information on the reaction mechanism, we examined the reaction of phenylhydrazine (12) (a) Hardie, R. L.; Thomson, R. H. J. Chem. Soc. 1957, 2512. (b) Aylward, J. B. J. Chem. Soc. 1969, 1663. (c) Varea, T.; Gonza´lez-Nu´n˜ez, M. E.; Rodrigo-Chiner, J.; Asensio, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 4709.

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hydrochloride in refluxing chlorobenzene in the absence of C60. Phenylation of chlorobenzene occurred when the reaction was carried out under aerial conditions. Three chlorobiphenyl isomers were obtained, and the isomer distribution determined by GC-MS was ortho 55%, meta 26%, and para 19%. The isomer ratio is close to that from the reaction of cholorobenzene with phenyl radical obtained by other oxidizing agents.12a,b Furthermore, carrying out the reaction under a nitrogen atmosphere did not afford any chlorobiphenyls. This result suggests that aerial oxygen plays a key role in the oxidation of phenylhydrazine to produce a phenyl radical, which then reacts with chlorobenzene to give chlorobiphenyl isomers. When C60 is present, the aryl radical prefers to attack C60 and results in the formation of 7. In control experiments, when Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O was replaced by AcOH or Ac2O under the same aerial conditions, 5a could not be formed. In addition, the oxidation of 7 by Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O could also be achieved under a nitrogen atmosphere. These results indicate that the introduction of the acetoxy group is not due to the oxidation by either O2/AcOH or O2/Ac2O (AcOH or Ac2O might exist in reagent Mn(OAc)3‚ 2H2O). Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O has been employed for the acetoxylations of enones and aromatic ketones.13 The reaction is thought to proceed through the formation of a Mn(III) enolate, which loses Mn(II) upon one-electron oxidation to give the corresponding R′-keto radical; the resultant tertiary radical is prone to further oxidation by another equivalent of Mn(OAc)3 to provide the acetoxylated product.13 However, in our case, a Mn(III) enolate intermediate should not be formed. Although the detailed mechanism for the transformation of ArC60-H to ArC60-OAc is not clear right now, a radical process might be involved in the oxidation step. Among various oxygenated fullerene derivatives, the most studied ones have been fullerenols, epoxidated fullerenes, and alkoxylated and alkylperoxylated fullerene derivatives.2,9 Acyloxylated fullerenes are rare compared to the above-mentioned oxygen-rich fullerene derivatives. Zhdankin and co-workers carried out the reaction of C60 with (diacetoxy)iodobenzene and obtained C60(OAc)4 for which the structure has not been well established.14 The only two known fullerenyl esters were obtained by the esterifications of 1-cyano-2-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerene10 that was formed by ring opening of [60]fullereno[1,2-d]isoxazole, which needed to be prepared by the addition of either fulminic acid or N-silyloxynitrone to C60.15 In our protocol, acetoxylated fullerene derivatives could be prepared in one pot by heating the reaction mixtures of C60 and phenylhydrazine hydrochloride derivatives in chlorobenzene, followed by treating with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O. The current one-pot acetoxylation of C60 provided a novel route to fullerene derivatives with an ester group directly attached to the fullerene cage. The transformation of ArC60-H to ArC60-OAc has been realized with Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O for the first time. (13) (a) Tanyeli, C.; Iyigu¨n, C¸ . Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 7135. (b) Demir, A. S.; Hamamci, H.; Sesenoglu, O.; Aydogan, F.; Capanoglu, D.; Neslihanoglu, R. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2001, 12, 1953. (14) Zhdankin, V. V.; Hanson, K. J.; Koposov, A. E.; Blomquist, E.; Tykwinski, R. R. Mendeleev Commun. 2001, 2, 43. (15) (a) Irngartinger, H.; Weber, A.; Escher, T. Liebigs Ann. 1996, 1845. (b) Ohno, M.; Yashiro, A.; Eguchi, S. Synlett 1996, 815.

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Experimental Section Synthesis of 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerene 2. A mixture of C60 (28.8 mg, 0.04 mmol) and 4-methoxyphenylhydrazine hydrochloride (20.9 mg, 0.12 mmol) was refluxed in chlorobenzene (15 mL) for 20 h. After removal of chlorobenzene in vacuo and separation on a silica gel column with CS2 as the eluent, adduct 2 (12.3 mg, 37%) was obtained along with recovered C60 (17.6 mg, 61%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.32 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.70 (s, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CS2-CDCl3 with Cr(acac)3 as a relaxation agent, all 2C unless indicated) δ 158.45 (1C, aryl C), 153.20, 151.70, 146.58 (1C), 146.35 (1C), 145.92, 145.49, 145.44, 145.29, 145.27, 145.00, 144.89, 144.61, 144.58, 144.49, 144.46, 143.74, 143.65, 142.37, 141.66 (4C), 141.40, 141.12 (4C), 141.06, 140.74, 140.67, 139.56 (1C, aryl C), 139.39, 139.33, 135.41, 134.77, 127.87 (aryl C), 114.50 (aryl C), 66.40 (1C, sp3-C of C60), 63.02 (1C, sp3-C of C60 ), 54.65 (1C, OCH3); FT-IR (KBr) υmax (cm-1) 2947, 2922, 2828, 1610, 1506, 1460, 1428, 1299, 1251, 1215, 1179, 1113, 1032, 963, 903, 838, 823, 807, 792, 767, 747, 702, 646, 585, 566, 552, 527, 476; MS (MALDI-TOF) m/z 827 (M- - 1); UV-vis (CHCl3) λmax nm (log ) 256 (5.11), 309 (4.61), 434 (3.63), 702 (2.54). Synthesis of 1-Acetoxy-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerene 3. A mixture of 2 (16.6 mg, 0.02 mmol) and Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O (32.2 mg, 0.12 mmol) was refluxed for 2 h in chlorobenzene (10 mL). After removal of chlorobenzene in vacuo and separation on a silica gel column with CS2 as the eluent, 1-acetoxyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerene (3) (8.9 mg, 50%) was obtained together with unreacted 2 (7.7 mg, 46%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CS2-acetone-d6) δ 8.14 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.14 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 2.41 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CS2-acetone-d6 with Cr(acac)3 as a relaxation agent, all 1C unless indicated) δ 169.29 (OOCCH3), 159.79 (aryl C), 153.97, 153.56, 152.40, 148.85, 148.23, 147.29, 147.08 (2C), 146.93, 146.83, 146.80 (2C), 146.64 (2C), 146.30, 145.71, 145.63, 145.51, 145.43, 145.18, 144.88, 144.85, 144.57, 144.50, 144.17, 144.12 (2C), 144.04 (4C), 143.95, 143.82, 143.75, 143.59, 143.39, 143.24, 143.21, 143.09, 142.94, 142.89 (2C), 142.78, 142.64, 142.60, 142.45, 142.42, 142.31 (2C), 142.16, 142.09, 141.96, 140.83, 140.56, 139.80, 138.60, 137.97, 137.43, 131.56 (aryl C), 128.78 (2C, aryl C), 115.39 (2C, aryl C), 77.78 (sp3-C of C60), 60.72 (sp3-C of C60), 55.89 (OCH3), 21.63 (OOCCH3); FT-IR (KBr) υmax (cm-1) 2954, 2922, 2860, 1753, 1508, 1459, 1430, 1363, 1300, 1251, 1219, 1179, 1079, 1035, 1010, 989, 933, 890, 824, 628, 585, 526; MS (MALDI-TOF) m/z 827 (M- - OAc); UV-vis (CHCl3) λmax nm (log ) 209 (5.26), 257 (5.08), 328 (4.54), 442 (3.80). Typical Procedure for One-Pot Synthesis of Acetoxylated 1,4-Adduct 3/5. A mixture of C60 (28.8 mg, 0.04 mmol) and phenylhydrazine hydrochloride 1/4 (0.12 mmol) was refluxed in chlorobenzene (15 mL) for 20 h; Mn(OAc)3‚2H2O (96.5 mg, 0.36 mmol) was then added, and heating under reflux was continued for 2 h. After evaporation of the solvent in vacuo, the crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using CS2 as the eluent to afford 3/5 and unreacted C60. 5a: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CS2-DMSO-d6) δ 8.20 (d, J ) 7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (t, J ) 7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (t, J ) 7.3 Hz, 1H), 2.40 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CS2-DMSO-d6, all 1C unless indicated) δ 167.65 (OOCCH3), 152.37, 151.80, 150.76, 147.58, 146.97, 145.97, 145.79, 145.77, 145.68, 145.57 (3C), 145.42, 145.39, 145.30, 145.04, 144.46, 144.26 (2C), 144.17, 143.92, 143.66, 143.59, 143.29, 143.27, 142.87, 142.83, 142.81, 142.78, 142.74 (2C), 142.67, 142.56, 142.47, 142.34, 142.12, 141.97, 141.92, 141.79, 141.72, 141.63, 141.61, 141.52, 141.46, 141.37, 141.16, 141.12, 141.01, 140.98, 140.89, 140.82, 140.66, 139.62, 139.31, 138.47, 138.28 (aryl C), 137.56, 136.78, 136.26, 128.57 (2C, aryl C), 127.39 (aryl C), 126.30 (2C, aryl C), 76.53 (sp3-C of C60), 59.94 (sp3-C of C60), 20.19 (OOCCH3); FT-IR (KBr) υmax (cm-1) 2922, 2859, 1754, 1492, 1461, 1428, 1364, 1218, 1188, 1126, 1078, 1031, 1009, 989, 932, 734, 691, 629, 584, 559, 527; MS (MALDI-TOF) m/z 797 (M- - OAc); UV-vis (CHCl3) λmax nm (log ) 209 (5.43), 258 (4.96), 328 (4.49), 444 (3.82). 5b: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CS2-acetone-d6) δ 8.08 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 2H), 2.48 (s, 3H), 2.39 (s, 3H); 13C

NMR (75 MHz, CS2-acetone-d6, all 1C unless indicated) δ 169.73 (OOCCH3), 154.09, 153.52, 152.46, 149.02, 148.39, 147.44, 147.24 (2C), 147.10, 147.00 (2C), 146.94, 146.82, 146.77, 146.47, 145.88, 145.77, 145.68, 145.59, 145.35, 145.06, 145.03, 144.73, 144.68, 144.32, 144.28, 144.26, 144.20 (4C), 144.16, 143.99, 143.91, 143.76, 143.56, 143.39 (2C), 143.25, 143.12, 143.05 (2C), 142.94, 142.83, 142.77, 142.59 (2C), 142.45 (2C), 142.32, 142.26, 142.10, 141.01, 140.73, 139.96, 138.85, 138.26 (aryl C), 138.15, 137.62, 136.91 (aryl C), 130.77 (2C, aryl C), 127.73 (2C, aryl C), 77.97 (sp3-C of C60), 61.21 (sp3-C of C60), 21.79, 21.75; FT-IR (KBr) υmax (cm-1) 2947, 2921, 2852, 1754, 1509, 1460, 1427, 1364, 1314, 1266, 1219, 1188, 1120, 1079, 1043, 1010, 990, 932, 891, 819, 771, 732, 628, 601, 584, 561, 526; MS (MALDI-TOF) m/z 811 (M- - OAc); UV-vis (CHCl3) λmax nm (log ) 209 (5.34), 257 (5.04), 328 (4.58), 440 (3.95). 5c: 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 2H), 2.40 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CS2DMSO-d6, all 1C unless indicated) δ 167.80 (OOCCH3), 151.87, 151.52, 150.34, 147.68, 147.11, 146.02, 145.89, 145.79, 145.74, 145.68 (2C), 145.55, 145.52, 145.50, 145.33, 145.17, 144.54, 144.38, 144.30, 144.20, 144.03, 143.82, 143.65, 143.37, 143.35, 142.92 (2C), 142.90, 142.85, 142.82, 142.80, 142.75, 142.58,

142.54, 142.44, 142.21, 142.08, 141.90, 141.86 (2C), 141.74, 141.70, 141.63 (2C), 141.51, 141.26, 141.20, 141.10, 141.04, 140.99, 140.90, 140.63, 139.77, 139.42, 138.45, 137.95, 137.01 (aryl C), 136.94, 136.44, 133.48 (aryl C), 128.82 (2C, aryl C), 127.94 (2C, aryl C), 76.54 (sp3-C of C60), 59.28 (sp3-C of C60), 19.77 (OOCCH3); IR (KBr) υmax (cm-1) 2921, 2852, 1755, 1722, 1704, 1564, 1547, 1488, 1463, 1427, 1365, 1263, 1218, 1094, 1014, 990, 934, 895, 840, 823, 584, 528; MS (MALDI-TOF) m/z 831 (M- OAc); UV-vis (CHCl3) λmax nm (log ) 209 (5.36), 260 (4.99), 328 (4.51), 442 (3.76).

Acknowledgment. The authors are grateful for the financial support from National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (20125205), Fund for Innovative Research Groups of National Science Foundation of China (20321101), and Anhui Provincial Bureau of Personnel Affairs (2001Z019). We thank Professor Roger Taylor of Sussex University for valuable discussion. JO047894G

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